Al-Haouta Oven

The wall surrounding the Al-Haouta Oven is covered in soot that has built up over decades of wood-fired baking. This is a communal neighborhood oven, where local families bring their dough and trays of meat to be roasted in the intense heat of the furnace. It operates from dawn until late in the evening. Each baker pays a few dirhams to use the space, and the wood-fired heat produces a crust on the bread that modern home ovens cannot replicate.